![]() He would give me the dialogues the previous day, to by heart it. “I couldn’t believe even after Sibi Malayil assured me that I was the heroine. Her father was worried whether it would affect her education. Years later, I made my debut in Malayalam opposite him,” recalled Charmila.Ĭharmila was offered the role in Dhanam when she was just a class seven student. He introduced us to the young man who was engaged to his daughter. We visited Balaji sir’s house while we were shooting for the film. I donned the role of a boy and did exactly what the director asked me to do. However, when she made mistakes while delivering the dialogues, Sivaji sir got angry. “Another kid was supposed to play that role. In that movie, she played the role of Sivaji Ganesan’s son. However, his family deemed acting as an inferior profession.Ĭharmila made her debut as a child artist in the movie Nallathor Kudumbam. He shared close friendships with many screen icons. It was he who regularly treated the pet animals of all the leading movie stars. Her father Manohar was a noted veterinary doctor and also an advisor with the State Bank of India. Political heavy weights and silver screen icons like Karunanidhi, Sivaji Ganesan, MN Nambiar, Balaji and Sheela had graced the occasion of Charmila’s naming ceremony. It is because of Tamil actor Vishal’s mercy that his school fees are paid without dues,” Charmila broke down many times while speaking. His only happiness is the occasional pizza that his father orders for him online. It is my inefficiency which destroyed his life as well. “I know that my son Jude Adonis doesn’t deserve to live like this. ![]() The actress mostly spoke about her miscalculated decisions that ruined her life. She has no one but you.”Ĭharmila hopes to give her mother at least proper treatment and medication if not the luxurious life that she was used to. In flawless English she said, “Please save my daughter. That stuffy room and her grandchild have become the world for this mother, who is paralyzed. Her mother Hyacinth and her son sleep at the adjoining room. ![]() I would spread a mat and sleep here,” said Charmila pointing to the floor in the hall. So this is the only way we could have dogs. ![]() However, the land lord has strictly instructed us not to leave the dogs outside. “My son was adamant that he wanted dogs as pets. Her son’s books are neatly arranged on a table nearby.ĭogs could be heard barking from the room inside. A television that doesn’t work is the only luxury in the hall where two or three plastic chairs are placed. Charmila invited us to her small apartment with just two rooms and meager facilities. However, one could easily spot the glimmer that is still in her eyes. Yesteryear actress Charmila looked barely recognizable, without her charming smile which floored the audience for many years or her thick black hair which gave her the quintessential look of the Malayali lass. ![]()
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